CADE, JOHN; an Irishman, who pretended and was believed by some to be a bastard relation of the Duke of York, and hence assumed the name of Mortimer. Shakepere has made him familiarly known to us as 'Jack Cade.' The insurrection which he headed broke out in Kent in the beginning of June, during Whitsuntide week, in the year 111d. cad had he ertyln la the widespread dissatisfaction oocadowl hr the swim* of the Ituk• of Suffolk. the Strourite aotl chief wielder 41 taw king A list of their piers:we was published by the insurgents, egethied • The Complalat of the Cosmos* of Keel. Among other owelsiats alleged by the Iseargeam were the That people pall net for stuff aged parmyeace taken for the kings use; that the lines leads In From are aliened awl pet away fro the crown; thet the replace( Kest are mot waffered to have free elections of knights Si the skim' Is oddities. Cade sent a memorial to the king, 'spree:sive of great loyalty. eatidol The Bequests by the Captain of the Greet Aseleattily la KW.' preying ids " to take about his person his true lards and to amid all the Wes prepay and affinity of Suffolk," and affirmiag that "the realm of Fream, the duchies of Normandy, Gasoony, Oedema" A11404. and Mabee, were delivered and loot by means of the said tralson." This lad circumstance repodelly irritated the nation, sad to these saws of dieassthat were added the hardships caused by the waste of labourers sad este:nicest. swooeedings which vexed and kritaied the eownowIty. On the 17th of June, Cad. and his followers wets weansped at Blackheath. The king, who was with the parlia ment at Leimeter, hast.ly celleeted his forces at London, and prepared to laud urea the rebels. During this interval. Cale sent to the king the asamenals which have been mentioned. Cade had been encamped about a week Ow the Uses forces marched to attack him, upon which he hastay retreated to Semooaks. The royalirts, believing the mows were in tight. detached a portion of their foroee In pursuit; apes width Cade lid his followers against this detachment, which was detested. sad Sir Hum plary Stafford and his who commanded it, were wear* the ilkrl. Cade now resumed his encampment at IllaskImatk. The royalists were distrustfol of their followers, and as a popular csancessioa, the kin*. council committed to the Tower Lord Say and bow other., who were disliked by the people on account of their emaseetion with the obnoxious ministry. The king's army then ruarand to Lembo and dispersed. The Archbishop of Canterbury
sad the Duke of Ileckinglaun were seat to negociate with Cade, but he mimed to lay down his arms until his demands were acceded to. Oa the let Si July he userthed from Blackheath for London. Some et the ammo° council adrhed the admission of the rebels, and an alderman who *proud it was taken into custody. It was resolved that • ameral part should be taken, and the gates were opened to the iosurgeeta Cede street', and struck the old London stew with hie sword, exclal Now is Mortimer lord of this city l" He Wood proclamations plunder, and each day withdrew Li. fellewsre Into the Borough to prevent disorder. On the 3rd of July Cade seat for Lord Say, and had hint arraigned at GuildhalL 11‘ neblemaa claimed to be judged by his peers, on which he was takes by fore. to the Standard In Chespside, and there beheaded. The Wriff of Kent, Lord Sey's son-in-law, was also beheaded, on swami of his alleged extortions. The mob soon began to exhibit the owl eitarseteriethe of an undisciplined multitude. On the third day Si dune bola; in peeeredon of the city some houses were plundered : his elf plundered the house where he had dined. This conduct 40i4.4 the ertgagna, who concerted measures with Lord Scales, the erteruce of the Tower, and it was determined to defend the bridge mod provost the wry of the rebels. The struggle lasted during the night, hot the bridge was eventually taken by the royalists, and • shuts troop was agreed upon. In this interval the Bishop of Winchester was seat by the erchbiehope of Canterbury and York, who were in the Tower, with a panto° under the great seal to all the rebels who were disposed to retorts to their bows. The offer was accepted by the mess of them. liedudieg CV.. Two days afterwards he again invited his fellesves I. his ethadard, but they docked around it in diminished testators, sad to attack the city was now hopeleni. Ile therefore wired from Southwark to Hoch...ter, when tamolta and quarrels arose saw; the lateurgente respecting the division of booty. On this Cade hit theca, and fled on horseback to Lew.. In Sumer.. A reward of 1000 marks briog cwt upon his heal, he was taken by an esquire named Aleaueder Idea, and killol, after a desperate resistance, July 11. His head was placed on Loader bridge. The remainder of the rebels Maned to their homes as quietly as poesable. Some were taken and eeessrted.